顔面蒼白 Pale Face

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顔面蒼白 (がんめんそうはく)

face becoming white or pale because of a sudden fear or shock


顔面蒼白 (ganmen (face) souhaku (pale, blue & white)) face becoming white or pale because of a sudden fear or shock	顔 kao, gan face 面 men face, surface 蒼 sou pale, blue 白 haku white	笑顔 e gao - smiling face (smiling) [B] 似顔 ni gao - portrait, likeness [I] 仮面 ka men - mask [B] 面白い omo shiroi - interesting [B] 白熊 shiro kuma - polar (white) bear [B]

The lizard is no match for the muscular bear...

SUGGESTED USAGE:

ゴジラは熊(くま)のプーさんの筋肉(きんにく)を見(み)て、顔面蒼白(がんめんそうはく)になった。

gojira wa kuma no pu-san no kinniku wo mite, ganmensouhaku ni natta.
Upon seeing Winnie the Pooh's muscles, Godzilla's face paled.

ゴジラ gojira - Godzilla [The Japanese gojira comes from gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale)]
熊のプーさん kuma no pu-san - Winnie the Pooh
筋肉 kin niku - muscles
見て mite - see and... [from: 見る miru - to see]
になった ni natta - became [a form of なる naru to become]

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